...Health p. 1 Health Care Neonisha Terrell Introduction to Sociology Soc 101 Willie Whited March 8, 2010 Health p. 2 Health Care The research topic I have chosen is the United States healthcare system. There are about twenty percent of all Americans that lack any form of healthcare insurance, and then we have the ones that are underinsured. Consequently, a great number of Americans, many of these people are women and children; receive little or no healthcare at all. Many of those uninsured are actually working families who are not offered insurance through their employer, they cannot afford coverage, or earn too much to be eligible for Medicaid, the state's healthcare provider. The United States healthcare system should be just as good as or better than any other country because of the money we invest. Every industrialized nation has some kind of basic healthcare system for all of their citizens (McIntosh, Michael 2002). In a country like ours, it is a shame that we do not provide something that should be a basic human right to every citizen. The quality and amount of healthcare should not be a privilege to some while making others go without it. The amount of money you have or do not have should not dictate how you are treated when going to the doctor or hospital. The lack of healthcare in our country is one of the greatest social injustices of our society. Whether everyone has an ethically justifiable right to healthcare is debated in the United States...
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...12/11/12 Mr. West Michael Moore’s Sicko: Good Health Equals Bad Business Senator John Kerry once said, “It is time to speak and stand up again for the ideal that in the richest nation ever on this planet, it is wrong for 41 million Americans, most of them in working families, to worry at night and wake up in the morning without the basic protection of health insurance (Health Care Quotes).” The United States of America is the wealthiest nation in the world and ranks number one in terms of health care spending per capita. It is also the only wealthy, industrialized country that doesn’t have a universal health care system. It’s. It ranks no higher than 36th in life expectancy, infant mortality and male and female mortality (Murray). So if the U.S. is spending so much on health care, why are we not seeing better results for its citizens health and what can we do to make it more efficient? In Michael Moore’s film Sicko, he shows us several people’s experiences with their respective countries health care system. He takes the viewers to countries such as France, England and even Cuba to show us other various types of health care systems. What I first noticed after watching this documentary was the different opinions and views regarding health care between Americans and people from foreign countries. Moore shows how the American point of view has a very condescending and distasteful outlook on how our health care system is ran. With the use of anecdotal evidence, Moore shows...
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...National Health Care: “Proposal to the U.S. Government and U.S. Citizens” The United States of America (the United States) health care system has been described as most advanced and competitive, but at the same time inefficient and fragmented. According to the United States Census Board, health care system in the United States is ranked thirty-seventh in the world. More than 54% of the American Citizens are dissatisfied with the current health care system, but we also spend more than the citizen of other nations: we spend 15.9 percent of GDP on health care compared to other advanced countries in the world like France, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and Australia (U.S. Census Bureau). Assessing the performance of the health care system is the most difficult task. Public and Private Health Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP. U.S. and some selected countries: (from Kaiser Family Foundation) A few years ago, when my mom turned forty years old, she discovered that she has a blood pressure problem. Prior to that she did not have a medical insurance when she found out about her problem. After discovering that she has a blood pressure problem, she applied for medical insurance in five or six health insurance companies, but they rejected her application because she had a preexisting medical condition. Finally, Kaiser Permentant Medical Insurance, accepted her application; however, they charged her twice the amount of monthly payment for her medical insurance. Around last...
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...rapid growth along with extent of growth moderation and intensifying competition. There have also been a number of product and operational innovations necessitated by consumer need and increased competition among the players. Changes in the regulatory environment also had a path-breaking impact on the development of the industry. While the insurance industry still struggles to move out of the shadows cast by the challenges posed by economic uncertainties of the last few years, the strong fundamentals of the industry augur well for a roadmap to be drawn for sustainable long-term growth. The decade 2001-10 was characterised by a period of high growth (compound annual growth rate of 31 percent in new business premium) and a flat growth (CAGR of around two percent in new business premium between 2010-12), according to KPMG. There was exponential growth in the first decade of insurance industry liberalization. Backed by innovative products and aggressive expansion of distribution, the life insurance industry grew at jet speed. However, this frenzied growth also brought in its wake issues related to product design, market conduct, complaints of management and the necessity to make course correction for the long term health of the industry. Regulatory changes were introduced during the past two years and life insurance companies adopted many new customer-centric practices in this period. Product-related changes, first in ULIPs (Unit Linked Insurance Plans) in September 2011 and now in traditional...
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...Rising Cost of Health Care April Scoles Instructor LeJarnaro Barnes March 9, 2014 The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world. It dates all the way back to World War II. The United States and Canada do not even compare to each other, in health care, like they once did. The problem lies within the major stakeholders of the health care system, and what they are willing to change to make it less expensive for patients. This paper will discuss the history, compare and contrast United States health care system to Canada, how the stake holders’ role affect these rising costs and it will discuss recommendations suggested by the authors of “Redefining Health Care.” First, we should discuss the major problem of our health care system. This happens to be the price. According to an article written in 2010, 17% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was spent on health care. It is supposed to increase by 18% by the year 2018 (Crissy, Larimer, Furnas, Spencer, 2010). What is Gross Domestic Product, you ask? Well, it is defined as “the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation’s border during a given period of time” (English Dictionary online). This more or less means that the cost of health care is rising, and the coverage is declining. The out-of-pocket expenses are too much for patients to pay. This in turn makes patients choose to drop their coverage, because it is too expensive, in the first place. If the...
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...incentives to maintain the past? 2. What do you think of the broad objectives Immelt has set for GE? Can a giant global Conglomerate hope to outperform the overall market growth? Can size and diversity be made an asset rather than a liability? 3. What is your evaluation of the growth strategy (a strategy for a giant global conglomerate with a portfolio of mature industrial businesses) Immelt has articulated? Is he betting on the right things to drive growth? 4. How does this case illustrate how strategic intent needs to be matched by both organizational capability and managerial competence; and show how such assets were developed? 5. Examine how broad strategic objectives can be translated into a program of implement able actions. 6. Demonstrate how Immelt’s strategy went beyond optimization to innovation. 7. Show how this new strategy focused on customers. 8. Analyzes how this new strategy emphased services. Was enough done to balance the portfolio of products and services? 9. After 4 ½ years, did Immelt succeed in his objectives? How well is he implementing his strategy? What are his greatest achievements? What is most worrying to you? 10. Beyond this case: We have the benefit of being 4 years beyond this case. What has happened to GE in that timeframe? How has it changed its strategy? It is currently having trouble with GE Capital and outstanding loans and is divesting itself of NBC to Comcast. What do these...
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...Health Care Organizational Ethics Plan Amanda Paschal Ethics and Decision Making in Health Care June 6, 2016 Contents Introduction 3 Theoretical aspects of organizational policy 3 Ethical Decisions and Judgment 5 Informed Consent 6 Regulatory issues and policies of informed consent are addressed. 7 Finance issues 8 Patient care issues 9 Human resources issues 9 Legal issues 10 Regulatory issues 11 Protocols to address patient safety issues 12 Protocols to address patient access issues 14 Ethical responsibility for transparency in health care 15 End of life and quality of life issues 17 Alternatives in decision-making for health care administrators to resolve ethical dilemmas within the organization 19 Conclusion 20 References 22 Introduction Healthcare is the treatment of health related issues such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Healthcare is provided by Doctors, nurses and other licensed healthcare professionals. Who work at an office or a facility which would be a healthcare organization. By definition “An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor, people form organizations because individuals have limited abilities. An organization provides a means of using individual strengths within a group to achieve more than can be accomplished by the aggregate efforts of group members working individually. Business organizations (in market economies)...
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...property rights, you need to understand the 5th Amendment Takings Clause (see pp. 114-118). The textbook provides excerpts from the Kelo v. City of New London opinion, but to fully appreciate this landmark case, I’ve provided a separate link to the Court’s opinion and a video that explains the case and its ultimate outcome. After reading and viewing the video, share with the class your viewpoint on whether eminent domain be used for “economic development” and whether you agree with the majority or dissenting opinions. I think it should be on a case –by- case basis. In the video we found out after Suzette’s years of struggle she finally lost her case, but the intended development never was completed. People were forced out for no reason. Using eminent domain the government can take from the poor and give to the rich. I understand that the Takings Clause is supposed to ensure that just compensation is paid. What is just if you have improved the land and held it for a lifetime? I would not want to be put out and have to start over for what a government entity calls just compensation. I think there are plenty of places that can benefit from “economic development” but “eminent domain” should be the last resort, due to this I agree more with the dissenting opinions in this case. When roads or bridges are needed for the good of all, then eminent domain is rightfully used. Part 2 Read the section on Living Wills in Chapter 47. Share your thoughts on this subject. Do you have a living...
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...Anna Salanova Sanni Kirmanen EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND WORK MOTIVATION Research in Prisma Mikkeli Bachelor’s Thesis Business Management March 2010 DESCRIPTION Date of the bachelor's thesis 15 March 2010 Author(s) Degree programme and option Anna Salanova, Sanni Kirmanen Name of the bachelor's thesis Business Management Employee Satisfaction and Work Motivation – Research in Prisma Mikkeli Abstract Human Resource Management is getting more important in the business nowadays, because people and their knowledge are the most important aspects affecting the productivity of the company. One of the main aspects of Human Resource Management is the measurement of employee satisfaction. Companies have to make sure that employee satisfaction is high among the workers, which is a precondition for increasing productivity, responsiveness, quality, and customer service. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the level of employee satisfaction and work motivation in Supermarket Prisma in Mikkeli. It also deals with the effect the culture has on employee satisfaction. The theoretical framework of this thesis includes such concepts as leadership, job satisfaction, motivation, rewards and cultural differences. The empirical part of the thesis and the questionnaire were created according to the mentioned concepts. The questionnaire also included parts where the questions about expectations of the employee, work environment and job organization were asked. Based...
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...Anna Salanova Sanni Kirmanen EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION AND WORK MOTIVATION Research in Prisma Mikkeli Bachelor’s Thesis Business Management March 2010 DESCRIPTION Date of the bachelor's thesis 15 March 2010 Author(s) Degree programme and option Anna Salanova, Sanni Kirmanen Name of the bachelor's thesis Business Management Employee Satisfaction and Work Motivation – Research in Prisma Mikkeli Abstract Human Resource Management is getting more important in the business nowadays, because people and their knowledge are the most important aspects affecting the productivity of the company. One of the main aspects of Human Resource Management is the measurement of employee satisfaction. Companies have to make sure that employee satisfaction is high among the workers, which is a precondition for increasing productivity, responsiveness, quality, and customer service. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the level of employee satisfaction and work motivation in Supermarket Prisma in Mikkeli. It also deals with the effect the culture has on employee satisfaction. The theoretical framework of this thesis includes such concepts as leadership, job satisfaction, motivation, rewards and cultural differences. The empirical part of the thesis and the questionnaire were created according to the mentioned concepts. The questionnaire also included parts where the questions about expectations of the employee, work environment and job organization were asked. Based...
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...Dear Newsmaker Letter Rory Pritchard Professor Brad Long October 3rd 2014 Actual article: Children working on tobacco farms in the United States are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides, and other dangers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While US law prohibits the sale of tobacco products to children, children can legally work on tobacco farms in the US. The world’s largest tobacco companies buy tobacco grown on US farms, but none have child labor policies that sufficiently protect children from hazardous work. The 138-page report, “Tobacco’s Hidden Children: Hazardous Child Labor in US Tobacco Farming,” documents conditions for children working on tobacco farms in four states where 90 percent of US tobacco is grown: North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Children reported vomiting, nausea, headaches, and dizziness while working on tobacco farms, all symptoms consistent with acute nicotine poisoning. Many also said they worked long hours without overtime pay, often in extreme heat without shade or sufficient breaks, and wore no, or inadequate, protective gear. “As the school year ends, children are heading into the tobacco fields, where they can’t avoid being exposed to dangerous nicotine, without smoking a single cigarette” said Margaret Wurth, children’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch and co-author of the report. “It’s no surprise the children exposed to poisons in the tobacco fields are getting sick.” The report is based...
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...and change—he analyses the issues, with stories about real people in Africa and experiences from his own years in the aid industry. On his first visit to Kenya, to meet a friend, Giles Bolton ends up in deciding that he would start his aid industry career there. He through the incidents and experiences during the visit describes the scenic beauty, backwardness and poverty of the continent. He identifies that the continent needs internal reorganization more than the benevolence of the west. He says Corruption, conflict, and lack of democracy are the three major problems of Africa and poverty is the cause for these. Africa is stuck in the viscous cycle in which poverty induces corruption and vice-verse. He says “This book is written for people who are concerned about Africa but don't understand why it's still so poor. While there is quite a bit of good academic material out there, most of it isn't very accessible and it doesn't answer the direct questions most of us want answered.” He says that every year promises are made by the G8 countries but are never kept. He argues that Africa is not able to benefit from globalization because of the unfair trade policies and subsidizing of indigenous products by the developed nations. He ask them to “think, act, and shop” because every economy is interrelated in the era of globalization and it is their money which is...
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...energy. Because nursing is a discipline comprising knowledge from many related fields, student nurse will be asked to learn to think critically, synthesize information, and then apply it to situations involving live people. (Dewit, 2003) A student may face many challenges and stressors. However, nursing students are likely to experience even “more stress” than their friends and colleagues enrolled in other programs. To support this statement, a study comparing the stress levels of various professional students found that nursing students experience higher levels of stress than medical, social work and pharmacy students (Beck, et al.1997). Even more poignant, another study showed that “one third” of nursing students experience stress severe enough to induce mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. (Pryjmachuk, 2004). One source of stress of nursing students is their Learning Experience. The related learning experience is a series of planned activities in the community that would prepare students technically and professionally should they decide to pursue higher education in the health profession. Specifically, in a selected College of nursing, BSN students spend a maximum of 24 hours a week for their duty wherein they engage in activities such as nurse-patient interaction, nursing procedures, construction of Concept Map, Nursing Care Plan and Drug Study, individual conference with their clinical instructors, and ward class. According to Kaplan (1993)...
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...08. | Recommendation | 16 | 09. | References | 17 | Robotics: Utopia or Dystopia? Introduction: We are living in such an era, when the needs and demands of human beings are increasing day by day. To satisfy those needs, innovation and development in every field which guide the future of humanity is also proceeding in a rapid way. To meet the various needs and desires of the increasing population, inventors were seeking for a genuine solution which could provide the overwhelming challenges and will be able to meet the demands of the civilizations and that leads to the idea of mechanization. Inventors, who put forward the idea of mechanization, stated that by mechanization there would be great convenience for people to respond to their demands and can help them to complete their task in a short period of time. By following these principles, machines have started to meet the needs of increasing population easily in every corner of life. Now Machine has become the fundamental necessity for all mankind, because it assures concrete solutions for individuals by responding their needs quickly. Though for the narrow minded individuals, the concept of mechanization and machines could be perceived as only “ordinary programmed devices which has mechanical parts” whereas in real world of...
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...Table of contents Contents Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 2 The benefits of the “big4” ....................................................................................................................... 3 Kraft..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Nestlé .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Mars .................................................................................................................................................... 4 The Hershey Company ........................................................................................................................ 5 Common project between Marc and Hershey ................................................................................... 6 “Big4”, consequentialism and utilitarianism....................................................................................... 6 Moral and human rights infractions ....................................................................................................... 7 Recommendations for cocoa and chocolate industry ............................................................................ 9 Challenges remaining for...
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